The police service commission has elevated divisional police officer of Bompai Division in Kano, Mr. Daniel Amah, who turned down a $200, 000 bribe from chief superintendent of police to assistant commissioner of police.
He has also been given a cash reward of N1 million.
Recall that Amah had handled a matter in April 2022 where a suspect identified as Ali Zaki arranged with armed robbers to trail and rob a Bureau De Change operator he had met to change $750,000.
Amah was said to have been offered $200,000, which he rejected, to suppress the case through bank staff after an investigation linked Zaki to the case.
He had already been rewarded for his integrity by the inspector general of police, Mr. Usman Baba, as well as President Muhammadu Buhari.
Speaking during a special plenary of the commission yesterday, the acting chairman of the PSC, Justice Clara Ogunbiyi, said the agency was proud of the policeman.
“Although he has been honoured by the police and the president, we decided to do it because we are so proud of what he has done. I believe the culprit would have been shocked because the generality of human nature would explain why such a young man would reject such a large sum of money in foreign currency.
She said the desire of the commission was to have a free and corrupt police, warning that the PSC would not hesitate to wield the big stick on erring police officers.
In his remark, Amah said “there is nothing that can be compared to a life lived with integrity.”
